THE IS NOW IN SESSION, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO NOTICES THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM SERGEANT AT
ARMS WILL PREPARED THE CHAMBER
BRING IN THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THE
CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL THAT IS
AGRI R CURRY. ALL OF THESE.
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA. VEINS BARAY HE
, BENNETT BERMAN BERNER. BANTA,
BRIAN. CALLED HER OWN. JUAN
CARRILLO, WENDY CARRILLO
CERVANTES CHIN. CONNOLLY DALLY
DAVIES, DIXON, ELY FLORA, MIKE
FONG, VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN.
GABRIEL GALLAGHER, GARCIA GIBSON
, GRAYSON HANEY HART. HOLD IN
HOOVER, IRWIN JACKSON, JEAN
SAWYER, CARA LACKEY LEE LOW,
LOWENTHAL MAIN SHINE, MATHIS
MCCARTHY MCKENNA, MICI QUIN
ORTEGA, PACO. HAPPENED JIM
PATTERSON, JOE PATTERSON. TELL
HER IN PETRIE-NORRIS,
QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS RENDON REYES
LOOSE RIVAS RODRIGUEZ RUBIO
SANCHEZ SANTIAGO SHIAVO SORIA.
CARTING VALENCIA, VUDU WALDRON,
WALLACE WARD, WEBER WICKS,
WILSON WOOD ZUR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS OF QU, MR PRESIDENT, WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED TODAY BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN. MY
DEAR COLLEAGUES, COWORKERS AND
GUESTS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THIS
MORNING'S PRAYER. BLESSED ONE WE
THANK YOU FOR THESE COMING DAYS
OF SUNSHINE AND WARMTH. WE THANK
YOU FOR THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF
SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING
FOR A BETTER WORLD AND BETTER
HUMAN COMMUNITY. WE ARE AWARE OF
THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC
SERVANTS IN THIS CHAMBER. AND
THE CAUSE OF HUMAN PROGRESS AND
HUMAN DIGNITY. WE ASK YOU OUR
CREATOR, OUR REDEEMER, OUR
SUSTAINER. TO BLESS THEM ALL,
FOR IT IS THROUGH THEM THAT YOU
BRING LIGHT AND HOPE TO THE
WORLD. TOGETHER LET'S SAY WITH
GUSTO. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER PIN TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER. SALUTE
PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER,
SACRAMENTO FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH
2024 THE ASSEMBLY EVEN AT 9 A.M.
AT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL, BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE INTRODUCTION IN
REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED RED AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. MOVING
TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THE
ABSENCE WAS FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED RED AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. MAJORITY LEADER. AGAR
CURRY OR RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD MORNING
, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS GIBSON, VINCE
FONG, SOYA AND HOLDEN TO SPEAK
ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE. 101 180 A TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS GALLAGHER
, PETRIE-NORRIS AND WILSON TO
HAVE GUESTS ON THE FLOOR TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 96. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REREFER THE FOLLOWING
BILLS TO COMMITTEE. A B 1887
CERVANTES FROM HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE TO HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. A B 2125 GARCIA FROM
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. A B
20 THREE 50 THREE WARD FROM THE
TEXAN REVENUE COMMITTEE TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THEN
BACK TO THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE. A B 2400 LOSE REVIS
FROM THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND THEN BACK TO THE
REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE.
A B 25 06 LOWENTHAL FROM THE
REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THEN
BACK TO THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE AND A B 3155 FRIEDMAN
FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE AND THEN BACK TO THE
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND RULE 862 A
AND THE FILE NOTICE REQUIREMENT
TO ALLOW THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO HEAR A B 1887
CERVANTES ON MONDAY, MARCH 18TH
AT THREE PM WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. I I'M
NOT SURE. I HOPE HOPING THEY'RE
HERE MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED
PROGRAM THAT BEGAN AFTER 911 TO
BRING STUDENTS FROM
PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES
TO EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE UNITED
STATES. ARE YOU HERE? STUDENTS?
WELL, WE'LL COME BACK. WELL,
THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. SO
UM, MOVING ON TO OTHER GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MATHIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I
AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE LEADERSHIP
NORTHERN TULARE COUNTY UP HERE
IN THE BALCONY WITH US. UH, SOME
OF OUR MEMBERS ARE THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF TULARE. TERRY, SIRE.
WE HAVE JULIA CAPISTRAN FROM THE
CUTLER ROSI JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT SERGEANT JOSE AGUA FROM
THE DINUBA POLICE DEPARTMENT. A
N MESA, WHO IS THE GENERAL
MANAGER AT P, A DISPOSAL
SERVICES. ROSA FIGUEROA SENIOR
SERVICE OFFICE AT VALLEY STRONG
CREDIT UNION. AND I'M SORRY. I'M
GONNA BUTCHER THIS. EXALTING
MACHADO, WHO IS A MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL. AT THE DINUBA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBERS.
THE LEADERSHIP NORTHERN TULARE
COUNTY IS DESIGNED TO HELP
COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN
NORTH TULARE COUNTY BECOME
COMMUNITY LEADERS. BOTH IN THE
COMMUNITIES AND IN THEIR
INDUSTRIES. I WANT TO THANK THEM
FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, HOW
THEY HELP OUR COMMUNITIES AND
HOW THEY PAY IT FORWARD TO OTHER
FUTURE LEADERS AS WELL. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS.
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER UD WHILE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OK? THANK YOU. GOOD UH, THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON,
UH, SPEAKER ASSEMBLY MEMBER IN
SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
VANESSA VANESSA, UH JAMES,
FOUNDER OF THE LEADER OF THE, UH
HUNDREDS UNITS, WOMEN'S HEALTH
AND WELLNESS EMPOWERMENT
ORGANIZATION. UH, IN IN 2016.
VENETIA RE REALIZED HER VISION
OF EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH
DANCE AND CREATION OF HUNDREDS
UNITS. THIS ORGANIZATION HAS UN
HAS UNITED, HUNDREDS OF WOMEN OF
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND
EMPOWERING THEM TO PERFORM AT
MAJOR PER PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES. THEY
JUST PERFORMED IN FRONT OF THE
SACRAMENTO KINGS, WHICH I GOT TO
SUCCEED HIM ON ON Tð VÆ, WHICH
WAS GREAT. UH I MEAN, HE SAYS,
UH, CHANNELS HER PASSION AND
FITNESS AND DANCE TO TRANSFORM
LIVES WHILE IT WHILE THE WOMEN
BUILT BONDS THAT LAST A LIFETIME
, I MEAN JAMES OF HUNDREDS UNITS
WELCOMES THEM TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. I ALSO WANNA THANK MY,
UH, COMMUNITY SECRETARY ASHLEY
BENNETT. I KNOW SHE DIDN'T WANNA
BE RECOGNIZED. BUT THANK YOU,
ASHLEY. AND THANK YOU, ALL OF
YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE IF YOU
BECAUSE YOU DO BRING SO MUCH
EMPOWERMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I GOT TO SEE IT WHEN YOU
GUYS DID THAT AND SAT IN FRONT
OF THE SACRAMENTO KINGS. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. LET'S GIVE THEM APPLAUSE.
EVERYONE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER OF WA WELCOME TO YOUR
GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
GUESTS INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS UM WE HAVE
BOTH ON THE FLOOR AND IN THE
GALLERY, DELTA SIGMA THETA ZORI
INCORPORATED THE VALLEJO ALUM
ALUMNI CHAPTER. SO UH, DELTA
SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC WAS
FOUNDED ON JANUARY 13TH 1913 ON
THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
LOCATED IN WASHINGTON. Dð èC,
THE 22 FOUNDERS AND VISION AND
ORGANIZATION OF COLLEGE EDUCATED
WOMEN COMMITTED TO CONSTRUCTIVE
DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. UM,
ON MARCH 9 1974. THE VALLEJO
ALUMNI CHAPTER WAS CHARTERED IN
THE CITY OF VALLEJO, RIGHT IN
THE HEART OF MY DISTRICT, MAKING
IT THE 30TH CHAPTER TO BE
CHARTED IN THE FAR WEST REGION
SERVING THE CITIES OF VALLEJO,
VENETIA AND AMERICAN CANYON.
CHARTER MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT
TODAY ARE MRS SYLVIA HARRIS
VALLEJO ALUMNI ALUMNI'S FIRST
PRESIDENT, AND MRS DOLORES
PARKER DOSER VJ ALUMNI'S CURRENT
PRESIDENT IS, UH, DOCTOR, DELA,
UM THE CHAPTERS AND COMPLIMENTS
INCLUDE AWARD WINNING
INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS OUTREACH
SUPPORT OF THE BROTHER HELPING
BROTHERS, HAITI MISSION AND
WORLD AIDS DAY EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING TO BRING AWARENESS
OF THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE AND
RED GOES PINK FOR BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS DAY, WHICH IS NEAR AND
DEAR TO MY HEART, SO I'D ASK
THAT YOU JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING,
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE REAR OF
OUR CHAMBERS ARE, UH, THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE VALLEJO ALUMNI
CHAPTER FOR DELTA SIGMA
AUTHORITY INCORPORATED AND ITS
MEMBERS THAT ARE PRESENT. AT OUR
PRESENT UP IN THE GALLERY AND
PLEASE, UH, THANK THEM NOT ONLY
FOR THEIR WORK AS A SORORITY
ACROSS, UH, THIS GREAT NATION OF
THE MANY CHAPTERS BUT ALSO THANK
THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO
RIGHT HERE IN DISTRICT 11 AND
CELEBRATE THEM ON THEIR
ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON AND WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERNER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. GOOD
MORNING, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS
MEMBERS IN THE GALLERY TODAY WE
HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT. AS YOU
KNOW, IT'S A LONG WAY FROM NORTH
COUNTY, SAN DIEGO TO SACRAMENTO.
AND TODAY I HAVE, UH, I HAVE
MEMBERS IN THE GA, UH, I HAVE
GUESTS IN THE GALLERY FROM
STUDENTS FROM PACIFIC RIDGE. UM
THEY'RE THE FROM THE UPPER
SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM,
AND THEY'RE HERE TO LEARN ABOUT
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND MEET
WITH LAWMAKERS. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING STUDENTS. CHLOE
KI¾M, JOSIE SNYDER, SIMON HALL,
RUBY BELT AND TONY GALLOWAY AS
WELL AS THEIR CHAPERONE. THE
PACIFIC RIDGE EQUITY AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR SPENCER
BURROUGHS AND PACIFIC RIDGE
INNOVATION COORDINATOR EVA
SCHMIDT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. LET'S GIVE THEM A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THIS IS THE
NEXT GENERATION. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERNER AND
WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS. WE WILL
HAVE ADDITIONAL GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. TODAY WE HAVE A
LOT OF GUESTS AND THEY'LL BE
COMING IN SHORTLY. BUT FOR NOW,
WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO
BUSINESS ON THE DAILY FILE.
SECOND READING. CLERK WILL READ.
AND SOME 19 Ó 618 Ó 9 2037
WITH AMENDMENTS 1891 WITH
AMENDMENTS AND ASSEMBLY BILL
2024 WITH AMENDMENTS. OUR BILLS
WERE DEEMED READ. ALL AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DEEMED ADOPTED. AND
CURRENCY AND OF SENATE
AMENDMENTS PASS AND RETAIN ON
FILE ITEM SIX. UNDER
RECONSIDERATION, ALL ITEMS SHALL
BE CONTINUED. MOVING TO ASSEMBLY
THIRD READING. ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GALLAGHER. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 10 A èC R 149. CLERK
WILL READ SOME CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 149 BY SOMEBODY.
GALLAGHER AND OTHERS RELATIVE TO
IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED MEMBERS YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE TO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GALLAGHER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. UH, VULTURE. WELCOME. I
RISE TODAY WITH PRIDE. GREAT
PRIDE TO REPRESENT, UH, A èC R
149 IN HONOR OF IRISH AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH. AND THE
REMARKABLE MILESTONE OF 100
YEARS OF DIPLOMA DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES. IN IRELAND. NOW THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRELAND AND
AMERICA BEGAN. IN A VERY
TERRIBLE TIME. THE GREAT FAMINE.
OF 18. 4647 48 CAUSED MANY IRISH
TO IMMIGRATE. TO THE UNITED
STATES. DURING THAT FAMINE OVER
A MILLION IRISH PERISHED. FROM
STARVATION AND DISEASE. ONE IN
FIVE IN SOME OF THE SHIPS COMING
OVER ONE IN FIVE IRISH PARISH
COMING ACROSS THAT OCEAN. UM TO
AMERICA. IT WAS A TIME OF GREAT
DISTRESS OF GREAT TURMOIL. BUT
IN AMERICA THE IRISH FOUND
FREEDOM. IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY
THEY HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO THEIR
LANDS BEING TAKEN AWAY. TO GREAT
OPPRESSION. TO NOT HAVING THE
FREEDOM TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH.
TO SPEAK. IN AMERICA. THEY FOUND
ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND MORE.
AND MANY OF THEM CAME HERE TO
CALIFORNIA. THE GREAT LAND OF
OPPORTUNITY AND FOUND THAT SAME
FREEDOM AND THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO NOW OWN A PIECE
OF LAND. TO NOW BE ABLE TO FARM
FOR THEMSELVES AND NOT UH, FOR A
BRITISH LANDLORD. AND THEY
BECAME VERY MUCH A PART OF THE
AMERICAN FABRIC. SO AS WE
REFLECT ON THAT GREAT HISTORY OF
HOW OUT OF A GREAT TIME OF
TURMOIL CAME HOPE CAME
OPPORTUNITY. AND CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE AMERICAN DREAM. WE ARE
REMINDED OF THIS COURAGEOUS
EXPRESSION OF THE PEOPLE OF
IRELAND. AS THEY AS THOSE WHO
REMAINED HOME EXPRESSED THEIR
WILL IN 1916. LEADING TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF FINALLY AN
INDEPENDENT IRISH STATE AND THE
SUBSEQUENT RECOGNITION OF
DIPLOMATIC TIES. BETWEEN IRELAND
AND THE UNITED STATES. THE
FORMATION OF THE FIRST IRISH
PARLIAMENT AND ITS PROCLAMATION
OF IRELAND AS AN INDEPENDENT
NATION IN 1919 MARKED A PIVOTAL
MOMENT IN IRISH HISTORY, ONE
THAT CONTINUES TO RESONATE. A
CENTURY LATER. THE JOURNEY TO
PEACE IN NORTHERN IRELAND, OF
WHICH AMERICANS PLAYED A VERY
KEY ROLE. U S¼ SENATOR GEORGE
MITCHELL. EPITOMIZE THE HISTORIC
GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT OF 1998,
WHICH STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO
THE POWER OF DIALOGUE AND
RECONCILIATION. IRISH AMERICANS,
DRIVEN BY RESILIENCE AND
DETERMINATION OF LEFT AND
INDELIBLE MARK ON THE FABRIC OF
AMERICAN SOCIETY FROM THOSE
EARLY PIONEERS WHO BRAVED
PERILOUS JOURNEYS IN SEARCH OF
OPPORTUNITY TO THE LEADERS AND
INNOVATORS WHO HAVE SHAPED OUR
NATION'S DESTINY. THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IMMEASURABLE.
FROM POLITICS TO BUSINESS
SCIENCE TO LITERATURE. IRISH
AMERICANS HAVE ENRICHED OUR
CULTURE AND ENRICHED OUR LIVES.
AS WE CELEBRATE IRISH AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH MONTH, LET US
ALSO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT
ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES THAT
BY CAL THAT BIND CALIFORNIA. IN
IRELAND. AND ON THAT A QUICK
STORY. SOME OF THE FAMILY LORE,
THE GALLAGHER FAMILY LORE. IS IT
MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER FIRST
I CALL IT MAYBE ONE OF THOSE
FIRST ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN
IRELAND AND CALIFORNIA HE WOULD
HE BROUGHT OVER DRAFT HORSES.
FROM IRELAND, UH, TO HELP
FARMERS WHO NEEDED THAT
HORSEPOWER, RIGHT AND THE LAWS.
HE BROUGHT THOSE HORSES AROUND
THE HORN AND INTO SAN FRANCISCO
AND SOLD THEM HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. A LOT'S CHANGED
SINCE THEN. I DON'T THINK WE DO
TOO MUCH IN THE DRAFT HORSE
BUSINESS ANYMORE, BUT, UH,
CERTAINLY THERE IS A LOT OF
BUSINESS TIES AND ECONOMIC TIES
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA UH AND
IRELAND, INCLUDING THE
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY,
INDUSTRY AND THE FOOD. UH,
INDUSTRY. UM AND DIFFERENT
MANUFACTURING AS WELL WHERE
IRISH COMPANIES ARE
HEADQUARTERED HERE, UH, IN IT
HAVE HAVE HEADQUARTERS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND WE AMERICAN
COMPANIES HAVE HEADQUARTERS IN
IRELAND. WE CONTINUE THOSE GREAT
ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS AND WE
NEED TO CONTINUE THAT ECONOMIC
RELATIONSHIP. ONE OF THE BILLS I
WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THIS
YEAR IS ABOUT FINALLY
ESTABLISHING AN IRISH TRADE
COMMISSION. UH, HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. UH SO THAT WILL WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THOSE GREAT ECONOMIC TIES. IN
CLOSING. I URGE MY ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN
SUPPORTING A èC R 149 HONORING
AMERICAN IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE
MONTH AND THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY
OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND IRELAND.
LET US CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF
THE IRISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND
REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO A
FUTURE OF PEACE, PROSPERITY AND
FRIENDSHIP. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. AND I DO RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR, UH, AN I VOTE AND ALSO
FOR THE ROLE TO BE OPEN FOR CO
AUTHORS. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GALLAGHER. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WALDRON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE AS A
PRO, A PROUD IRISH GIRL. MY DAD
WAS BORN IN DONEGAL, IRELAND IN
1918. IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED
LIMERICK. UM AND THEN THEY TOOK
HIM BY HORSE AND BUGGY BACK TO
THE FAMILY FARM IN A VILLAGE
CALLED BALLY SHANNON, WHICH WAS
MORE OF A FARMING COMMUNITY. I
AM THE FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN
AND, UM IRISH AMERICANS HAVE
PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN
AMERICAN POLITICS, AS WE HAVE
SEEN THROUGH THE YEARS GROWING
UP IN AN IRISH FAMILY, WE
LEARNED ALL THE IRISH SONGS.
EVERYTHING WE DID WAS, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE MY AUNT, PLAYING THE
ACCORDION AND ALL THE FUN DANCES
AND THINGS THAT WE DID, UM, THAT
KIND OF TRICKLED INTO AMERICAN
SOCIETY OVER TIME. WHEN WE LOOK
AT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE
IRISH AMERICANS IN POLITICS,
ESPECIALLY WE CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE
IN JOHN F KENNEDY, THE FIRST
IRISH CATHOLIC PRESIDENT. OF THE
UNITED STATES. OTHERS WHO HAVE
SERVED IN CONGRESS, STATE
LEGISLATURES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
CONTRIBUTING TO SHAPING AMERICAN
POLICIES AND LAWS. IRISH
IMMIGRANTS HAVE PLAYED A VITAL
ROLE IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT,
PARTICULARLY DURING THE 19TH AND
EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. AND IF WE
EVEN GO BACK FURTHER IN IRISH
HISTORY, THEY HAD THE GREAT
FAMINE OR THE WHAT'S CALLED THE
IRISH POTATO FAMINE FROM 1845 TO
1852, WHICH GREATLY AFFECTED THE
COUNTRY BOTH POLITICALLY
SOCIALLY AND THE AND THE FACT
THAT THE POPULATION DECLINED DUE
TO STARVATION AND IMMIGRATION
OUT, UM THEIR POPULATION
DECLINED ABOUT 25. IN THE
TWENTIES DURING THE PERIOD OF
TIME WHEN MY DAD IMMIGRATED
HERE. UM, HE WAS SEVEN YEARS
OLD. AND UH, IRE, IRELAND AGAIN
HAD A TOUGH TIME WITH NOT ENOUGH
FOOD FOR EVERYBODY. AND THE FARM
. YOU KNOW, MY GRANDFATHER, UM
HAD HAD TROUBLE WITH THE FARM
AND THEY THE FAMILY HAD TO GO
BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH.
SO I HAVE SOME AUNTS AND UNCLES
THAT WERE BORN IN IRELAND. SOME
WERE BORN IN AMERICA. THEY
FINALLY SETTLED BACK INTO
AMERICA IN NEW YORK CITY, AND,
UH THAT'S KIND OF WHERE OUR
FAMILY HERITAGE STARTED TO BUILD
FROM THERE. UM PEOPLE LEFT THAT
COUNTRY TO LOOK FOR A BETTER
LIFE TO COME HERE TO THE UNITED
STATES, AS WE SEE CURRENTLY
HAPPENS, UM THEY WERE MET WITH
PUSH BACK, THE SIGNS WERE UP
AROUND AND ALL THE STORES AND
SHOPS IT'S AT IRISH NEED NOT
APPLY. UM BUT THEY MADE IT
THROUGH. THEY WERE PERSISTENT.
THEY GOT INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING
LABOR UNIONS ADVOCATING FOR
WORKERS' RIGHTS AND
PARTICIPATING IN STRIKES TO
IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR
ALL AMERICANS, IRISH AMERICANS
HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK ON OUR
COUNTRY'S HISTORY. URGE AND I
VOTE AN A èC R 149 IRISH.
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALDRON SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER DEBATE. THE CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE FOR CO-AUTHOR. IN
FAVOR. VOTING FOR CO AUTHORS.
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO AUTHORS?
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. THERE
ARE 65 CO-AUTHOR 66 CO-AUTHOR
ADDED WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL
TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION ALL IN FAVOR. SAY
AYE. I OPPOSE, SAY NÓ RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED. I TAKE A SLIGHT
DEVIATION HERE. I'D LIKE TO, UH,
INTRODUCE, UM, FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AND SENATOR CURRENT L, A
COUNTY SUPERVISOR HILDA SOLIS IS
WITH US HERE TODAY.
AND ALSO JOINING US IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER. L A COUNTY UH,
èC E Ó. DAVENPORT, PLEASE
WELCOME DAVENPORT. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. MR GALLAGHER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU MEMBERS
. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE SOME
GUESTS WITH US. UH, THIS
MORNING, UH, FROM IRELAND AND
FROM THE GOVERNMENT. REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND. UH, FIRST WE HAVE, UH,
JERRY BUTER. UH, THE COHERE LOOK
, WHICH IS THE SPEAKER OF THE
IRISH SENATE IS WITH US THIS
MORNING AS WELL AS ME. HALL
SMITH, THE CONSUL GENERAL, UH
AND ALSO JENNIFER CHADWICK, THE
VICE CONSUL, UH UH, HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. WELCOME.
AND, UH, YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO
A RECEPTION THAT IS GOING TO
OCCUR AFTER SESSION. UH, SO UPON
A GERMAN IN ROOM THREE 117. AND
MR SPEAKER PERMISSION TO TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS
EVERYBODY HAS ON THEIR DESK
WITHOUT OBJECTION. SO, UH, IN
HONOR OF IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE
MONTH. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT
WE'VE GIVEN TO ALL THE MEMBERS.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU GOT TO SEE THE
IRISH DANCERS FROM THE Kò, UH,
IRISH SCHOOL OF DANCE THIS
MORNING IN THE ROTUNDA, BUT ALSO
ON YOUR DESK. UH, WE HAVE A
FASHIONABLE PIN. UH, THAT THAT
INCLUDES THE FLAGS OF IRELAND
AND CALIFORNIA, SYMBOLIZING THE
DEEP ROOTED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
OUR STATE AND THE EMERALD ISLE.
UH, SO PLEASE, UH, TAKE THOSE UH
AND THEN ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF
CHOCOLATE, OF COURSE, SHAMROCK
CHOCOLATES. UH, BECAUSE LET'S
FACE IT. WHO DOESN'T LOVE
CHOCOLATE? UM BUT THESE AREN'T
JUST ANY CHOCOLATE, SO THEY ARE
MAGICALLY IMBUED WITH THE LUCK
OF THE IRISH. SO TAKE THOSE, UH,
HOME WITH YOU AS WELL. UH, SO I
HOPE THESE GOODIES WILL BRING A
SMILE TO YOUR FACE AND A BIT OF
IRISH CHEER AND LET ME LEAVE YOU
WITH THIS. A LITTLE IRISH WISDOM
MEMBERS MEMBERS. HANG ON. I'LL
END WITH THIS. MAY WE HAVE THE
HINDSIGHT TO KNOW WHERE WE'VE
BEEN? THE FORESIGHT TO KNOW
WHERE WE ARE GOING. AND THE
INSIGHT TO KNOW WHEN WE HAVE
GONE TOO FAR. HAPPY SAINT
PATRICK'S DAY, EVERYONE. THANK
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER. UH WE HAVE SOME
ADDITION. WE HAVE A LOT OF
GUESTS HERE TODAY. SO WE HAVE
SOME ADDITIONAL GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. MR. HOOVER YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU. MR
SPEAKER. I AM SO EXCITED TODAY
TO HAVE WITH US IN THE GALLERY,
UH, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INTRODUCE THE 2020 THREE STATE
CHAMPION FOLSOM BULLDOGS
FOOTBALL TEAM. UH UH, THE THEIR
VICTORY ON DECEMBER 9TH WENT
DOWN TO THE WIRE. UH THE
BULLDOGS WERE DOWN ONE POINT
WITH OVER TWO MINUTES TO PLAY.
UM THEY CAME BACK FROM BEHIND
WHEN SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK
WRITER LYONS THROUGH A TWO YARD
TOUCHDOWN. UH, WIDE RECEIVER
JAMISON POWELL WITH 20 SECONDS
LEFT TO CLINCH THE 20 TO 14
VICTORY. THERE WAS SOME OTHER
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM
RUNNING BACK DAME DAMIAN RIVE
RIVERA MAY A LINEBACKER MASON
KELLY, LINEBACKER LOGAN HUTTON,
SAFETY RJ WHITTON AND THE ENTIRE
DEFENSIVE LINE WHO KEPT STOPPING
, UH, THEIR OPPONENTS OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. I AM SO INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL TO HAVE THESE GUYS WITH
US HERE TODAY, BECAUSE, UH, THIS
IS THEIR FIFTH TITLE IN THE
PAST. SEASONS UH, WINNING 2010,
2014, 17 AND 18 AS WELL AND I
WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
ALSO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE
COACHING STAFF HEADED BY HEAD
COACH PAUL DOHERTY, WHO, UH, HAS
JUST CREATED AN AMAZING CULTURE.
UH UH, FOR THE FOLSOM HIGH
SCHOOL BULLDOGS, THE CITY OF
FOLSOM IS SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF
THIS TEAM, SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THEM TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR HOOVER.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM.
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING. WE HAVE
ONE MORE GUEST INTRODUCTION, AND
THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT FOR
YOU FOLKS. AS SOME MEMBER MEMBER
BONTA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTION.
ARE WE HAVING A TECHNICAL ISSUE
AT YOUR DESK THERE? THEY'RE NOT
SEE.
OH, WELL, WE'LL WE'LL COME BACK
TO YOUR GUESTS. INTRODUCTION
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA HAVE
SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU THIS
MORNING MEMBERS. THE ASSEMBLY IS
PLEASED TO HAVE THE MCKEEVER
SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE HERE FOR A
PERFORMANCE REFLECTING IRISH
TRADITION AND CULTURE AS WE
CELEBRATE IRISH AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH AND SAINT
PATRICK'S DAY, PLEASE WELCOME
THEM TO THE FLOOR.
LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF
APPLAUSE TO THE MCKEEVER SCHOOL.
I KNOW ALL THE MEMBERS GOT
EXCITED. I SAW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN DOING A JIG OVER THERE. SO
ALONG WITH DOCTOR JACKSON. I
DIDN'T MISS THAT EITHER. SO UH,
THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER GALLAGHER FOR
BRINGING THAT TO US TODAY, SO WE
DO HAVE ADDITIONAL GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
ON NOW TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA
FOR YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING 50
RISING STARS FROM MY 18TH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. THEY ARE
SENIORS AT OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
AND ARE A PART OF THE SCHOOL'S
PUBLIC HEALTH ACADEMY. THEY ARE
HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OBSERVED
SESSION TOUR THE HISTORICAL
BUILDING, AND WE'LL GET A CHANCE
TO MEET WITH POLICY EXPERTS TO
DISCUSS HOUSING, CLIMATE CHANGE
AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS IS THE
FIRST VISIT FOR THESE STUDENTS
TO THE CAPITOL. SO WHEN YOU SEE
THEM HEAR UM AND LISTEN TO THEM.
DO SO, WITH CARE FOR YOU ARE
SEEING AND TALKING TO THE
PRESENT LEADERS OF OAKLAND AND
THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA PLEASE
GIVE GIVE THEM A VERY WARM
ASSEMBLY WELCOME.
THANK YOU. SO, BONTA. WELCOME TO
YOUR GUESTS. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER 12 HÌ R 74 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SO THE CLERK
WILL READ HOUSE RESOLUTION 74 BY
RIVERS AND OTHER RELATIVES TO
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE DAY. SO
MY MEMBER SORRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I AM
PLEASED TO PRESENT HÌ R 74
RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL DAY, WHICH
COMMEMORATES THE VITAL ROLE OF
CALIFORNIA'S FARMERS, RANCHERS
AND FARM WORKERS IN FUELING OUR
ECONOMY AND PUTTING FOOD ON
TABLES IN CALIFORNIA, THE U S¼
AND ACROSS THE WORLD. WITH OVER
400 DIFFERENT COMMODITIES
ACCOUNTING FOR OVER ONE THIRD OF
VEGETABLES AND NEARLY THREE
QUARTERS OF THE FRUITS AND NUTS
PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.
CALIFORNIA IS THE NATION'S
LEADER IN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
SHIPPING OVER $22 BILLION OF
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES
AROUND THE WORLD IN 2021. THE
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY ALSO DIRECT
DIRECTLY CREATES OVER 400,000
JOBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITH OVER 50,000 OF
THOSE JOBS IN THE COUNTIES IN MY
OWN DISTRICT, FRESNO, MADERA AND
MERCED COUNTIES. I AM PROUD TO
SAY THAT THE WORKERS IN THESE
THREE COUNTIES PRODUCE OVER $13
BILLION IN CROP VALUE IN 2001.
2021 EXCUSE ME OVER A QUARTER OF
CALIFORNIA'S ENTIRE CROP VALUE.
CALIFORNIANS HAVE CONTINUED TO
EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF
PURCHASING LOCALLY GROWN FOOD
ITEMS IN OUR STATE AND HAVE
DEMONSTRATED INCREASED SUPPORT
OF FARMERS MARKETS, COMMUNITY
SUPPORTED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
AND FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS AS
WELL. CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY IS CONSTANTLY SEEKING
TO INCORPORATE THE LATEST
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
TECHNIQUES TO MEET THE DEMANDS
OF THE CHANGING CONSUMER NEEDS,
UH, TO MEET THE COMPLEX WORLD
MARKETS THE THEME OF
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL DAY.
2024 IS NEXT GEN TOOLS, TALENT
AND TECH. IN RECOGNITION OF THE
CRUCIAL ROLE CALIFORNIA'S
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY PLAYS IN
FEEDING THE WORLD DUE TO ITS
FOCUS ON INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND
RESEARCH, PREPARING THE FUTURE
WORKFORCE AND THE ADOPTION OF
CLIMATE SMART PRACTICES TODAY,
MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST WORK TO
FOSTER ROBUST AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AND STRONG
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.
CALIFORNIA AG CAN LEAD THE WAY
AND MANY ARE ALREADY DOING SO,
UH, THROUGH INNOVATION. HOWEVER
FARMERS AND RANCHERS CANNOT DO
IT ALONE. THEY NEED THE SUPPORT
AND RESOURCES FROM SACRAMENTO TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN TO ALL OF THE
FARMERS, RANCHERS, FARM WORKERS
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HELPED
MAKE OUR AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
THE ENVY OF THE WORLD. WE ARE
PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL. I WOULD
LIKE, UM, MR SPEAKER IF WE COULD
HAVE THE FIRST ROLL CALL OPENED
FOR CO AUTHORS AND I ENCOURAGE
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, UH, TO
JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING.
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURAL
RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH ON THE
WEST TIPS OF THE CAPITAL NEXT
WEEK AT 1030 ON TUESDAY, MARCH
19TH. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
SORRY UH, ASSEMBLY MEMBER VIA
PUD WHILE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
YEAH. THANK YOU. MR SPEAKER. I
ALSO RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
THE HÌ R 74 AGRICULTURE
CONTINUES TO BE A MAIN INDUSTRY
IN MY DISTRICT. SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY HAS 929,000 ACRES OF
AGRICULTURAL LAND. AND IS THE
CALIFORNIA SEVENTH LARGE
PRODUCER. OF AGRICULTURE. THE 17
REGION PRODUCES THREE BILLION OF
AGRICULTURAL IN 2020 WE PRODUCE
ALMOND MILK, GRAPE, LIVESTOCK,
POULTRY, VEGETABLES, CHERRIES
AND OLIVE. UH WE CELEBRATE AG
DAY. I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OUR
FARMERS, OUR FARM WORKERS FOR
PUTTING FOOD ON OUR TABLE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER VÆ Kò
W. I'LL DEBATE HAVING CEASED.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE FOR CO
AUTHORS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO
AUTHORS ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE? OR WE CLOSE THE
ROLL THERE, A RE 68 CO AUTHORS
ADDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE
WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION ALL IN FAVOR. SAY
AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NÓ. YOU GUYS
HAVE IT RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
OK? MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER 13 A èC R 150 THREE BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS.
THE CLERK WILL READ. UH, SOME
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 153 BY THE
RIVER PEACH, WE KNOW IS RELATIVE
TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. UH, MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY TO TAKE UP ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. 153 A èC
R 153 WILL DESIGNATE MARCH 14TH
AS UTILITY WORKER APPRECIATION
DAY. DAY IN AND DAY OUT. UTILITY
WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA RISK
THEIR LIVES TO KEEP THE LIGHTS
ON IN OUR STATE. THEY TRULY ARE
UNSUNG HEROES. THESE BRAVE MEN
AND WOMEN HAVE AN IMMEASURABLE
IMPACT ON OUR ENERGY GRID AND
HELPING COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM
DISASTERS AND DISRUPTIONS.
UTILITY WORKERS PLAY A VITAL
ROLE IN THE DAY TO DAY LIVES OF
ALL CALIFORNIANS. BUT RARELY ARE
THEY GIVEN THE RECOGNITION THAT
THEY DESERVE THEIR SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES
AND TO OUR STATE MERIT OUR
APPRECIATION AND MERIT. OUR
RECOGNITION. SO TODAY PLEASE
JOIN ME IN PASSING A èC R 153
TO DESIGNATE MARCH 14TH AS
UTILITY WORKER APPRECIATION DAY.
AND NEXT TIME YOU SEE A UTILITY
WORKER, THANK THEM. THANK THEM
FOR WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AND
IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO
SAFE AND RELIABLE ENERGY. THANK
THEM FOR THE STEADFAST
COMMITMENT THAT THEY EXHIBIT DAY
IN AND DAY OUT TO DELIVER
ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACROSS OUR
STATE. AND THANK THEM FOR
LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES,
SOMETIMES FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A
TIME. TO HELP RESTORE POWER TO
THEIR NEIGHBORS AND RESPOND TO
DISASTERS ACROSS OUR STATE.
MEMBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR THE ROLE TO BE OPENED FOR CO
AUTHORS. UH PLEASE JOIN ME IN
AUTHORING A èC R 153 DE
DESIGNATE MARCH 14TH AS UTILITY
WORKER APPRECIATION DAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PETRI NORRIS ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS I
RISE IN SUPPORT OF A èC R 150,
THREE CELEBRATING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S
UTILITY WORKERS. YESTERDAY I HAD
THE CHANCE TO GO 60 FT UP IN THE
AIR AND GET A BREATHTAKING VIEW
OF THIS VERY BUILDING. IT WAS
EXHILARATING AND FUN. BUT AS I
WALKED BACK TO MY OFFICE, I
REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE WORK.
THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO EVERY
SINGLE DAY TO KEEP OUR LIGHTS
ON. THEY RISK THEIR LIVES AND
OFTEN WORK IN HORRENDOUS
CONDITIONS. IN MY DISTRICT.
TEMPERATURES ARE REGULARLY OVER
120 DEGREES, AND THESE WORKERS
ARE THERE MAKING SURE OUR AIR
CONDITIONING STAYS ON THEY THEY
LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND
PREPOSITION TO RESTORE UTILITY
SERVICES DURING SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER LIKE WE SAW A FEW WEEKS
AGO IN THE SIERRAS. THEY GO INTO
FIRE ZONES TO REBUILD
TRANSMISSION LINES AND FIX WATER
LINES AND GAS LINES SO PEOPLE
CAN RETURN HOME. I'M SO GRATEFUL
THAT THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN
COMMITTED TO BUILDING FIXING,
RESTORING AND MAINTAINING OUR
UTILITY SERVICES. I SAY THANK
YOU TO ALL CALIFORNIA'S UTILITY
WORKERS TODAY AND EVERY DAY AND
URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE I ON THIS
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF A èC R 15 THREE.
WHEN DO YOU THINK OF THE TERM
FIRST RESPONDERS? WE IMMEDIATELY
GO TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL. HOWEVER WE
SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDING OUR
UTILITY WORKERS IN THIS
DEFINITION. IN NATURAL DISASTERS
AND EMERGENCIES. UTILITY WORKERS
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES TRYING TO
RESTORE POWER, ELECTRICITY AND
OTHER SERVICES ARE PUTTING
THEMSELVES ON THE LINE TO ENSURE
THOSE SERVICES REMAIN
OPERATIONAL. THE JOBS THEY DO
FALL IN THE HANDS WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY. MANY TIMES, THESE
INDIVIDUALS ARE CALLED AWAY FROM
THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP PROVIDE
SERVICES AND NEEDS TO CUSTOMERS
AND COMMUNITIES FACING HARDSHIPS
. AND THAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE
ALONE IS VERY COMMENDABLE. ASIDE
FROM THESE JOB FUNCTIONS, THIS
IS A PROFESSION THAT COULD BE
PROVIDE A STABLE CAREER FOR
THOSE LOOKING TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE AIN'T SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING
THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS,
STUDENTS AND WOMEN THAT A CAREER
AS A UTILITY WORKER IS A
WORTHWHILE PROFESSION. AGAIN I
WANNA THANK UTILITY WORKERS FOR
WHAT THEY DO, AND MEMBERS I
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE AN A èC R
15 THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVIES, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER COTTY. PETRI NORRIS,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WELL, I
WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR STATEMENT OF
SUPPORT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
THE WORLD BE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS
. ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL FOR CO
OPS. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO AUTHORS
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
THERE ARE 64 CO-AUTHOR ADDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION ALL
IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY,
NÓ. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PING OR YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER MEMBERS AS WE RECOGNIZE
TODAY, MARCH 14TH AS UTILITY
WORKER APPRECIATION DAY, PLEASE
JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE REAR OF
THE CHAMBERS. BOB DEAN, WHO IS
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES,
AND, UH, JOIN ME IN WELCOMING
THE UTILITY WORKERS AND IBW
MEMBERS WHO ARE JOINING US? THE
GALLERY THIS MORNING MEMBERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME AND THANK THEM
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO
TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON IN THE
GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU. AND WELCOME TO THIS
THE CHAMBER THIS MORNING. MOVING
ON TO ANOTHER. AN ADDITIONAL,
UH, GUEST INTRODUCTIONS. MR
PATTERSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. UH,
MEMBERS TODAY I'D LIKE TO
WELCOME THE OAK RIDGE HIGH
SCHOOL CHEER TEAM FROM EL DORADO
HILLS TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. I LIKE TO CONGRATULATE
THEM ON WINNING THE 2024 U èC,
A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP. THE
TEAM IS LED BY HEAD VARSITY
COACH JAMES BUNK AND THEN, UH,
ASSISTED WITH CAT MARTIN AND
ELENA PADILLA. I ALSO JUST WANT
TO MENTION THEIR NAMES. UH UH,
WE HAVE, UH, ADDISON, ALEXIS,
AUBREY AVERY BELLA BERLIN. ELLA
AARON, GABBY MARTINO, GABBY
STEVENS GATOR, HEIDI JADEN,
CAITLIN CAITLYN KEEGAN. KENNA
KYLA, MARIAH, OLIVIA PAYTON,
SAGE, SIENNA TAYLOR AND TILLY.
UH, AS A CHEER DAD MYSELF. I
KNOW HOW HARD THEY HAVE TO WORK
TO REACH SUCH A HIGH LEVEL OF
EXCELLENCE. THE TIME COMMITMENT
OF THE ATHLETES, COACHES AND YES
, THE PARENTS IS NÓ JOKE.
CONGRATS AND WELCOME TO THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. THANK
YOU, MR PATTERSON. WELCOME. AND
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM A U S¼
STATE DEPARTMENT SPONSORED
PROGRAM THAT BEGAN AFTER 911 TO
BRING STUDENTS FROM
PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES
TO EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE UNITED
STATES. PLEASE WELCOME ME AND
JOINING. NAIRA ARE OUR HARIA.
AMIR SHAMA. A MILLION AND AMELIA
BARTACO PLEASE WELCOME OUR
GUESTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE WITH US. MOVING ON
MEMBERS.
TO
MOVING ON TO SENATE THIRD
READING. ITEM NUMBER 16 S¼ B 586
EGM BY MAJORITY LEADER EGG R
CURRY. THE CLERK WILL READ.
SENATE BILL 586 BY SENATOR
EKMAN, THE A LÀ, A FLOOD
MANAGEMENT THEY MS CURRY, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS TODAY I RISE
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO S¼ B
586 ON BEHALF OF SENATOR EDMAN.
THESE AMENDMENTS EXTEND
STATUTORY DEADLINES FOR THE CITY
OF WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE MOSS
DALE TRACK FROM 2030 TO 2040 ADD
AN URGENCY CLAUSE MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE VOTE
ON THESE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGAR CURRY. OK,
UH, OBJECTION. WE'LL TAKE A
VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS ALL
IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. UM OPPOSED,
SAY, NÓ AYES HAVE IT. THE
AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED OUT TO
PRINT BACK ON FILE. MOVING ON TO
SECOND DAY CON CONSENT CALENDAR.
BEFORE WE VOTE, WE'LL TAKE UP
RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING CO-AUTHOR CLERK WILL READ
THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AS SOME CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 155 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LACKEY RELATIVE TO
SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY HOUSE
RESOLUTION 71 VALUES LET ME
REMEMBER MIKE FONG RELATIVE TO
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY.
AWARENESS MONTH HOUSE RESOLUTION
. 76 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER GAVE
YOUR RELATIVES THE PERSIAN NEW
YEAR, AND HOUSE RESOLUTION 77 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAWYER RELATIVE
TO NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK.
CLERK WILL NOW OPEN THE ROLL TO
ALLOW ANY MEMBER TO ADD ON AS A
CO-AUTHOR TO THE RESOLUTION.
MEMBERS THIS ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. THIS IS FOR
CO-AUTHOR ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE FOR CO-AUTHOR.
ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLL.
THERE ARE 65 CO-AUTHOR ADDED.
MEMBERS. MOVING TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MOVING TO A VOTE ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY
MEMBER WISH TO ADD AN REMOVE AN
ITEM? WELL, YOU CAN'T ADD AN
ITEM. BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
REMIT ANYBODY LIKE TO REMOVE AN
ITEM FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE
CLERK WILL READ THE SECOND DAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. SOMEBODY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1 TO 55 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKY RELATIVE
TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS DAY. CLERK
WILL OPEN THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE
VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE? ALL
THOSE WHO VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL
AND TALLY THE VOTE. I 63 NÓ
ZERO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HOUSE RESOLUTION. 71 I
60 THREE NÓ ZERO HOUSE
RESOLUTION 76 I 60 THREE NÓ ZERO
AND HOUSE RESOLUTION 77. I 63
KNOWS ZERO MEMBERS. A QUORUM
CALL IS STILL IN PLACE. WOULD
ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
GRANTED PRIOR PERMISSION TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER GIBSON,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBER I RISE TO ASK HIS BODY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ROBERT
EARL RUBIN. ROBERT EARL RUBIN
WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 15TH 19.
1956 IN LOUISIANA TO QUEENIE,
PEARL BATON AND ED RUBIN SENIOR.
HE WAS THE OLDEST OF 13
CHILDREN. UM, HIS FATHER
RELOCATED THEM FROM LOUISIANA TO
LOS ANGELES, WHERE ROBERT
ATTENDED MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, BRET HART MIDDLE SCHOOL
IN FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL AND
WASHINGTON PREPARATORY HIGH
SCHOOL. LATER ROBERT ATTENDED
AND WENT AND ENLISTED. EXCUSE ME
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS FOR TWO YEARS. THEN
HE PURSUED HIGHER EDUCATION. HE
WENT AND ATTENDED LOS ANGELES
SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
DOMINGUEZ HILLS, WHERE HE
OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR'S OF ARTS
DEGREE AND COMMUNICATION. HE
ENJOYED RUNNING TRACK AND RIDING
FOR THE UNIVERS NEWSPAPERS IN
1981. EMBRACE FATHER FATHERHOOD
AND WELCOME HIS FIRST DAUGHTER
AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 1985
ROBERT MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE,
RITA, THEY EXPANDED THEIR FA
THEIR FAMILY TO THREE ADDITIONAL
DAUGHTERS TOTAL FOUR DAUGHTERS.
HE ALSO WAS INTRODUCED TO
CHRISTIANITY BY THE MOTHER OF
THE CHURCH MOTHER, MARY FITZ, UM
, OF GREATER BETHANY COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES, WHERE
HE'S REMAINED THERE UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION. ROBERT
UH, BISHOP ROBERT MCMURRAY UNTIL
BISHOP ROBERT MCMURRAY PASSED
AWAY. AND THEN BISHOP NOEL
JONES. UM BECAME THE SENIOR
PASTOR. THAT CHURCH LOCATED TO
THE CITY OF GARDENA, WHERE IT
WAS NAMED CITY OF REFUGE UNDER
BISHOP NOEL JONES, AND HE
ATTENDED THERE AND STAYED THERE
UNTIL HE JOINED RESURRECTION
CHURCH AND EACH TIME HE WAS ON
THE DEACON BOARD. I KNOW ROBERT
RUBIN BECAUSE ONE HE WAS MY
COMMISSIONER, UM, WHEN I WAS
FIRST ELECTED IN 2014, AND HE
SERVED ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMISSION AND ALSO THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IN THE
64TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. ROBERT
RUBIN WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE VERMONT VILLAGE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. ROBERT
WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS UNSUNG
HERO BY THE LOS ANGELES. UM
SINCE NÓ NEWSPAPER HE CO-FOUNDED
THE CHURCH UNITED ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UM,
WHICH IS A FORERUNNER OF THE èC
Ó OF THE U, S¼ èC, CECIL
MURRAY CENTER AND JUST WANNA
UNDERSCORE THAT, UH, ROBERT? UH,
SHEL. HE MISSED. HE WAS A
VISIONARY BECAUSE I BELIEVE
WITHOUT A VISION OF PEOPLE
PERISH LIKE WALT DISNEY. WALT
DISNEY BROUGHT US ALL INTO HIS
VISION, AND HE WANTED TO MAKE A
HAPPY PLACE IN ANAHEIM AND
ROBERT RUBIN DEVELOPED SO MUCH,
UH, LAND. UM HE WANTED TO TURN
ON THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES IS A
PLACE OF DE THE DESTINATION BUT
DEVELOPED, UM NOT ONLY THE
CRENSHAW CHRISTIAN CENTER BUT
ALSO THE VERMONT CORRIDOR
MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
WE ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SO GIBSON, THE
SAME MEMBER VINCE FONG. MEMBERS
PLEASE GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
VINCE FONG FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT
AND MEMORY. UH, THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. IT IS WITH A VERY HEAVY
HEART THAT I ASK THE ASSEMBLY TO
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ROBERTA
MCCARTHY, AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN
WHO WAS VERY DEAR TO ME AND TO
SO MANY PEOPLE. BORN IN LOS
ANGELES, ROBERTO CAME TO
BAKERSFIELD IN 1946. SHE WENT
ALONG FELLOW ELEMENTARY,
WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH AND EAST
BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS
HERE, SHE MET HER HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEART AND HUSBAND, OWEN
MCCARTHY. BERT WAS INSTRUMENTAL
IN THE ANTI GRAFFITI PROGRAM FOR
KERN COUNTY. SHE ALSO
VOLUNTEERED FOR MANY CHARITIES.
SHE HELPED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
COMBAT CANCER AND OVERCOME
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES RELATED
TO TREATMENTS. BERT NEVER MET A
STRANGER WITH HER WARMTH. SHE
MADE EVERYONE SHE MET FEEL LIKE
THEY WERE THE MOST SPECIAL
PERSON IN THE WORLD. BET WILL
FOREVER BE REMEMBERED FOR HER
LOVING SPIRIT AND ETERNAL
POSITIVITY. WHETHER SHE WAS
VOLUNTEERING, MAKING NEW FRIENDS
OR SUPPORTING FAMILY. BURT WAS A
LOVING PRESENCE THAT NÓ ONE
COULD EVER FORGET. SHE RAISED AN
AMAZING FAMILY AND SHE WAS PROUD
OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. MANY OF YOU
WILL RECOGNIZE ONE OF HER SONS,
FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND HOUSE
SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY. SHE
TREATED ME LIKE ONE OF HER OWN.
AND FOR THAT, I CONSIDER MYSELF
VERY BLESSED. SHE WOULD SEND ME
A NOTE. EVERY TIME SHE SAW
SOMETHING THAT MENTIONED ME
WHETHER IT BE ONLINE OR IN THE
NEWS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, SHE SENT
MY WIFE AND I A NOTE SAYING, I
LOVE YOU GUYS. WHAT A YEAR AHEAD
OF YOU. AND BOY, WAS SHE RIGHT?
SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS
MONTH PEACEFULLY AND SURROUNDED
BY HER FAMILY. ONE OF HER LAST
NOTES TO ME WAS WE NEED YOU AND
FOLKS LIKE YOU WHO ARE LOYAL AND
TRUE. I WILL CERTAINLY MISS HER
CONSTANT ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. IN
ADJOURNING IN HER MEMORY. TODAY
AS SHE LOOKS DOWN FROM HEAVEN,
LET US COMMIT TO REACHING OUT TO
A LOVED ONE CALLING AN OLD
FRIEND. WE'RE MAKING A NEW ONE.
I THANK YOU MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
SO MAY MEMBER OF FONG. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SOA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENTS AND
MEMORY. MISTER SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. I RISE WITH A HEAVY
HEART TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
OF SEVEN FARM WORKERS WHO LOST
THEIR LIVES ON FEBRUARY 23RD. IN
THE EARLY MORNING THAT DAY, A
VAN CARRYING EIGHT FARM WORKERS
ON THEIR WAY TO WORK COLLIDED
HEAD ON. WITH A PICKUP TRUCK ON
A AVENUE SEVEN WEST OF ROAD 22
IN MADERA COUNTY. THIS TRAGEDY
HAS SHAKEN UP OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY. SEVEN OF THOSE
WORKERS. ALL RESIDENTS OF THE
CITY OF KERMAN LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THAT CRASH. THESE MEN WERE
JUVENAL JACOBO TALAVERA. ACTOR
OROZCO. A ALFREDO MORALES
SANCHEZ, VICTOR HERNANDEZ,
CIRILLO, FIDEL PHILOMENA OJEDA.
PEDRO HERNANDEZ OJEDA. AND
ROBERTO VUELOS FLORES. THEY HAD
LEFT EARLY THAT FRIDAY MORNING
TO NOT JUST WORK IN THE FIELDS
TO EARN A LIVING FOR THEIR FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY, BUT
TO ALSO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS IN
THE LAND OF THE OPERA OF
OPPORTUNITY IN WHICH WE ALL LIVE
INSTEAD. THEIR LIVES WERE TRA
TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT. THESE MEN
WERE ALL SONS, BROTHERS, UNCLES
AND SOME FATHERS WHO LEAVE
BEHIND SMALL YOUNG CHILDREN. MY
HEART GOES OUT TO THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND ALL THE FRIENDS THAT
ARE MOURNING THE LOSSES AND
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE
THEIR LOVED ONES BACK TO THEIR
HOME COUNTRY. I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY TO IN
THEIR MEMORY TODAY AND THAT WE
ALL REMEMBER THE DANGERS AND
STRUGGLES CALIFORNIA'S FARM
WORKERS FACE EVERY DAY TO NOT
JUST SUPPORT THEMSELVES THEIR
LOVED ONES, BUT THAT MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. THANK
YOU. SO MANY MEMBERS. SORRY UH,
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY TO REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN
IN THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR FRIEND,
MARY EVELYN LADD, JAMES. WHO
PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 26 2024.
MARY WAS A PERSON OF FAITH AND
INSPIRED THOSE AROUND HER TO
CONTINUE TO SHINE THEIR LIGHT
DESPITE WHAT LIFE'S
CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED. SHE WAS
BORN ON JANUARY 16TH 1939 IN
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. AND MOVE
TO PASADENA AT THE AGE OF THREE
TO LIVE WITH HER PARENTS. MERRI
ATTENDED GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, MCKINLEY JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL
WHERE SHE PARTICIPATED AS A SONG
GIRL. SHE THEN WENT ON TO
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE TO
CONTINUE HER STUDIES. AFTER
GRADUATION, SHE WORKED IN
DIFFERENT JOB SECTORS, INCLUDING
THE SMALL CONTROL FOR LOS
ANGELES. IT'S SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS THE
PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
, WHERE SHE RETIRED AFTER 29
YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE OFFICE
MANAGER AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. SHE WAS KNOWN AS A
MOTHER'S HELPER. AND SHOW LOVE
AND KINDNESS TO EVERY PERSON
THAT CROSSED HER PATH. MARY MET
HAROLD JAMES ON IN 1960. THEY
JOINED IN HOLY MATRIMONY AND
RAISED TWO DAUGHTERS. SHELLY
ELIZABETH AND KAREN LESLIE. THEY
WERE MARRIED FOR THIR 40 THREE
BEAUTIFUL YEARS UNTIL HAROLD WAS
CALLED HOME ON SEPTEMBER 23RD
20. TO 2000 AND THREE MARY AND
HAROLD WERE COMMITTED TO SERVING
THOSE AROUND THEM ENJOYING THE
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH IN
1964. MARY SERVED IN VARIOUS
CAPACITIES SUCH AS SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACHER MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEE
BOARD, NEW MEMBERS ORIENTATION
LEADER CHOIR DIRECTOR AND
PARTICIPATED AS A MEMBER OF THE
COMMUNITY BAPTIST BIBLE CHURCH
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. MARY
WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER
PARENTS, AUTHOR AND MARINEL Tð
LUDD BROTHER ARTHUR LUDD JUNIOR
HUSBAND, HAROLD JAMES AND THEIR
BELOVED GRANDSON, NOAH DOUGLAS.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER
SHELLY, ELIZABETH DOUGLAS AND
KAREN LESLIE WILLIAMS.
GRANDCHILDREN TARA OWEN KYLA.
SAVANNAH JACOB, JASON AND
MARINA. SISTERS DOROTHY LLOYD,
ALTHEA LEWIS, LOUISE HOWARD,
REGINA LLOYD BROTHERS, CHARLES
AND LEO, AS WELL AS A HOST OF
NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS AND
FRIENDS. COLLEAGUES THANK YOU
FOR JOINING ME AS WE ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF MARY. EVELYN LUD
JAMES SHE WAS A WOMAN OF FAITH
AND EXCELLED IN HER CAPACITY TO
PROVIDE HOPE TO EVERYONE SHE
ENCOUNTERED. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOLDEN. MEMBERS PLEASE
BRING THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUESTS TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMITTEE HEARINGS
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETS IN THE
SWING SPACE ROOM 1100 UPON
ADJOURNMENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON
BUILDING A ZERO CARBON HYDRAN
HYDROGEN ECONOMY MEETS IN
CAPITAL ROOM 126 UPON
ADJOURNMENT SESSION SCHEDULE IS
AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY MARCH 15TH NÓ
FLOOR SESSION NÓ CHECK IN
SESSION MONDAY, MARCH 18TH FLOOR
SESSION AT 12:45 P.M. ALL OTHER
ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE PASSED
AND RETAINED. ALL MOTION SHALL
BE CONTINUED SEEN AND HEARING NÓ
FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MS
AGUIAR-CURRY MOVES, MR PATTERSON
. SEC UH, SECONDS AT THE HOUSE
STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY,
MARCH 18TH AT 12:45 P.M. QUORUM
CALL IS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED.